Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Kuwait
Kuwait: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 15,401 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Kuwait, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Kuwait stood at 15,401 number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Kuwait peaked at 15,401 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,282 number, in 1996.
That places Kuwait 64th out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5,282 number | — |
| 1998 | 6,072 number | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 6,327 number | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 6,324 number | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,559 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 6,545 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 6,605 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 6,669 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 7,868 number | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 8,499 number | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 9,425 number | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 10,971 number | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 12,699 number | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 13,661 number | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 14,440 number | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 15,345 number | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 15,401 number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,894 number | 5,282 number | 6,327 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 7,312 number | 6,324 number | 9,425 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 13,753 number | 10,971 number | 15,401 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 32,782 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 82.36 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Kuwait?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Kuwait was 15,401 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 15,401 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,282 number in 1996.
- How does Kuwait rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Kuwait ranks 64th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.